Shipping Industry Applauds Stauber
Shipping on the Great Lakes is crucial to the regional economy and how the U.S. gets many of the things it needs. Friday, a coalition of those relying on and advocating for the…
Mining & Environmental News
Video: Severe Storm Rips Off Barn's Roof, Uproots Trees
MAPLE, Wis. We're getting a look at just how bad some of the severe weather was Wednesday in parts of the Northland, like in Maple. Jason and Mandy Crozier of Maple took dramatic video…
Duluth Council Bans Smoking Pot In Parks, Fines Undecided
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth City Council passed an ordinance Monday night banning the smoking of marijuana and other controlled substances involving smoke from city parks, like cigarettes and vaping. This comes after the state of Minnesota passed a law…
New Community Solar Garden Project Underway In Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Superior Water, Light, and Power is creating its first community solar garden. It's located near Heritage Park in Superior. The garden contains nearly 1,300 panels large enough to power around 115…
Enbridge Partners With Conservation Non-Profit On New Grant Program
MINNESOTA -- Enbridge is partnering with a conservation non-profit to create a new grant program in support of the Line 5 Segment Relocation Project. It is a 2 year $500,000 Ecofootprint Grant Program. The new grants will focus on these…
Teamsters Workers At Blandin Paper To Hold Strike Rally Friday
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - A worker strike continues at Blandin Paper Company in Grand Rapids. 170 members of Teamsters Local 346 will hold a strike rally Friday from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. along…
Hundreds Of Northshore Mining Workers Join United Steelworkers Union
Hundreds of workers at Cleveland Cliffs' Northshore Mining Company have joined the United Steelworkers Union. The union said in a statement Tuesday that Northshore Mining was the last remaining taconite mine on the Iron Range without a union. Roughly 400…
Moose Lake's Agate Days Stampedes the Downtown
MOOSE LAKE, Minn.--Hundreds of people took over downtown Moose Lake Saturday in search for agates. Trucks poured loads of gravel into the streets where hundreds of people lined-up and flooded Elm Ave. in search…
Annual Lake Superior Day Celebrates the Popular Lake
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- It’s that time of the year again to celebrate Lake Superior and learn about what it does for the community. People gathered at Barkers Island in Superior today to spend…
Spongy Moth Fly-Over Spraying Duluth and Holyoke
DULUTH, Minn.--Through Monday, low-flying airplanes will fly over the Duluth and Holyoke area. These planes are carrying pheromones to prevent the spread of spongy moths. Formerly known as gypsy moths, spongy moths are an…
Solar Storm Thursday Expected To Make Northern Lights Visible In 17 States
A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere. Northern Lights, also known as aurora…
Boats Wrapped in Red, White and Blue
Fourth of July is not just celebrated on land. It's also celebrated by sea--or at least by lake. Caribou Lake to be exact. Tuesday it wasn't waves of grain, but waves generated by every…
Rain Fails To Quell Canadian Wildfires; More Smoky Haze On The Way
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian wildfires will send worsening smoky air across the country and neighboring United States in coming days after recent heavy rains failed to fall in areas of Quebec where the fires are…
148th Fighter Wing Paints Plane in Honor of 75th Anniversary
DULUTH, MINN. -- When the 148th Fighter Wing’s base began in 1948, the planes were the latest, for the time, p51s. Now as the Duluth base marks 75 years, there's…
Federal Judge Rules For Bad River Band, Orders Enbridge to Vacate Line 5 Pipeline in Reservation
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN -- A federal judge has ordered Enbridge to end operating the section of Line 5 in the Bad River Reservation within the next three years. Judge William Conley ruled the energy company has…
